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Hirschsprung Ponds

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Hirschsprung Ponds

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Hirschsprung Ponds

Recommended by 74 mountain bikers out of 80

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Location: Wettenberg, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Salzböde River at Salzböden – Stone Bridge Over the Salzböde loop from Salzböden

24.6km

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400m

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2. Hirschsprung Ponds – Lahn Bridge Odenhausen loop from Friedelhausen

24.9km

01:57

320m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Schönemühle Café – Salzböde River at Salzböden loop from Fronhausen (Lahn)

33.6km

02:45

560m

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Armin

June 13, 2020

On the way to and from Schmelzmühle and Salzbödetal, you can take a short, idyllic stop here. The two overgrown, idyllic ponds right by the side of the road are easy to miss.
According to an old legend, the "deer leap" is said to have taken place here in 1562. More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirschsprung_(Krofdorfer_Forst).
The ponds were created because, until 50 years ago, siliceous slate was mined here for road construction. Today, it is mostly quiet, as there is often no or at least rarely any motorized traffic on the Waldhausstrasse that runs past. It is only loud here during the frogs' breeding season. Unfortunately, the many pretty photos cannot convey the considerable volume of the croaking male frogs (at this time of year).

On the opposite bank, there was recently a veritable invasion of foxgloves.

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Hansi 🤘🏾

December 31, 2020

protected amphibian pond

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Armin

April 18, 2022

Kind of crazy... Waldhausstrasse is currently closed to bicycles (due to the poor road surface). In return, cars are allowed to race through the Krofdorf Forest, despite the toad and frog migration season.

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Location: Wettenberg, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Hirschsprung Ponds

1. Salzböde River at Salzböden – Stone Bridge Over the Salzböde loop from Salzböden

2. Hirschsprung Ponds – Lahn Bridge Odenhausen loop from Friedelhausen

3. Schönemühle Café – Salzböde River at Salzböden loop from Fronhausen (Lahn)

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